A star is born
Swiss Light Source SLS reveals complex chemistry inside ‘stellar nurseries’
Utiliser la lumière pour activer et désactiver des médicaments
Des chercheurs du PSI tournent un film moléculaire d’un médicament anticancer doté d’un interrupteur. Cela ouvre de nouvelles perspectives pour les développeurs de substances actives.
IEEE Early Career Award 2022
For contributions to the development of detectors for XFELs and specifically for their verification, characterization, and calibration
Swiss PIC soutient l’industrie suisse de la photonique
Le centre de transfert de technologie Swiss PIC sera sis au Park Innovaare.
Manuel Guizar-Sicairos appointed as Associate Professor at EPF Lausanne and head of the Computational X-ray Imaging group at PSI
Dr. Manuel Guizar-Sicairos, currently Senior Scientist at PSI, was appointed as Associate Professor of Physics in EPF Lausanne and head of the Computational X-ray Imaging group in PSI.
3,1 millions de subventions pour de nouveaux projets de recherche au PSI
Zurab Guguchia et Kirsten Schnorr, tous deux chercheurs au PSI, reçoivent du Fonds national suisse des subsides de recherche d’un montant total de 3,1 millions de francs pour leurs projets tournés vers l’avenir.
Tracking chemical bond changes with element selectivity and in real time
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy probes the chemical environment in a molecule at a specific atomic site. Now the concept is extended with a site selective trigger to follow chemical bond changes as they occur on the femtosecond time scale.
De nouveaux matériaux pour les ordinateurs du futur
Des chercheurs identifient et étudient des compositions de matériaux dont les propriétés particulières pourraient permettre de concevoir des puces d’un genre nouveau.
On-track for SLS2.0: First magnet series measured
Successful measurement of the first 112 magnets puts the PSI magnet section on-schedule to measure all of the 1000+ magnets needed for SLS2.0 by July 2024.
PSI researcher Patrick Hemberger honored in the Rising Stars special issue in Energy & Fuels
To celebrate contributions of highly influential early and mid-career researchers in energy research, the journal Energy & Fuels established an annual recognition of Energy and Fuels Rising Stars.
Dr. Manuel Guizar-Sicairos elected as SPIE Fellow member
Dr. Manuel Guizar-Sicairos was elected as a 2022 SPIE Fellow Member for his contributions to coherent lensless imaging, including ptychography and X-ray nano-tomography. The distinction was awarded in the SPIE’s Optics & Photonics conference in San Diego, California.
Nanomatériaux du Moyen Age
Le mystère de l’or partiel dévoilé au PSI
In situ alloying during additive manufacturing
In situ alloying is an effective method to engineer microstructures of additively manufactured Ti6Al4V3Fe alloys.
Alexander Grimm wins 2022 Nicholas Kurti prize
We are happy to announce that Alex has been awarded the 2022 Nicholas Kurti Science prize. The prize recognises his work on non-linear effects in Josephson junctions for quantum information processing.
Capturing control errors in quantum annealing
The real-world application of this type of quantum computing gets one step closer with a new method to capture errors while qubits are talking to each other.
Three PSI research facilities reveal magnetic crossover
Insights from the Swiss Muon Source, Swiss Spallation Neutron Source and Swiss Light Source reveal this coveted characteristic in an exotic layered material.
Un bout d’histoire du PSI entame un long voyage
Cap sur Down Under: un composant de haute technologie du PSI a pris la mer pour servir désormais à l’Australian Synchrotron à Melbourne.
Un curieux fossile qui n’est pas notre ancêtre
La lumière de type rayons X résout un des mystères de l’ascendance humaine
A new spin on sample delivery for membrane proteins
Proteins hover in front of the X-ray beam at a Swiss Light Source beamline. Now, spinning thin films bring on board these trickiest of proteins.
The chemical complex that regulates body zinc storage
Zinc deficiency compromises the immune system and is a global public health problem. Through experiments at the Swiss Light Source SLS and BESSYII, researchers gained new insights into zinc storage, with implications for understanding COVID-19 severity.
Une solution à l’insoluble
Le PSI et l’ETH Zurich ont créé le Quantum Computing Hub. Des chercheurs de pointe y collaborent au développement d’ordinateurs quantiques.
Athos just got even better
An ambitious upgrade at the soft X-ray beamline of the free electron laser SwissFEL opens up new experimental capabilities.
Mieux comprendre l'eau
Réalisation d’une carte de potentiel des molécules d’eau
Différencier plus facilement les molécules chirales
Des chercheurs ont démontré que les rayons X dotés d’un front d’onde hélicoïdal permettent de mieux différencier les énantiomères, des molécules qui sont les images-miroir l’une de l’autre.
Reaction insights help make sustainable liquid fuels
Methanol made from CO2 in the air can be transformed into carbon neutral fuels. New mechanistic understanding aids development of this sustainable alternative.
Plus vite et intelligemment
Le PSI regroupe son expertise en matière d'évaluation des données de recherche dans la nouvelle division de recherché Calcul scientifique, théorie et données.
Spin keeps electrons in line in iron-based superconductor
Electronic nematicity, thought to be an ingredient in high temperature superconductivity, is primarily spin driven in FeSe finds a study in Nature Physics.
Nominée: la radiographie précise des tissus mammaires
Traquer le cancer du sein à l’aide de rayons X à haute résolution: des chercheurs du PSI ont été nominés pour le Prix de l’inventeur européen.
New SwissFEL soft X-ray endstation welcomes first users
Maloja is go. First user experiments mark a double first, not only for the Maloja endstation but also for the second beamline of SwissFEL, Athos.
Trouver des principes actifs contre le cancer
Des chercheurs du PSI ont développé une nouvelle substance qui inhibe une protéine vitale du cytosquelette.